Government must promote workers' law change

Changes in EU law on people working in other countries are needed but will need the Government to apologise for past mistakes, a North West Euro-MP has said.

Chris Davies said that recent strike action had highlighted that local agreements on pay and conditions should not be undercut by employing people from elsewhere in Europe.

But the Liberal Democrat warned that objections would be raised by some EU countries because the British Government had led the campaign to keep EU employment laws weak.

"Hundreds of thousands of British citizens are working elsewhere within the European Union. They benefit from one of the EU's core principles, the freedom we all have to live and work in any one of the 27 member states," said Davies.

"Competition is good, but it is supposed to be on a level playing field. If fair play is being prevented then the rules need to be strengthened."

"Admitting past mistakes will be the first step towards winning support for change from all our European neighbours."